Valon Behrami

Valon Behrami (born 19 April 1985) is a Swiss former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.

Valon Behrami

Personal information
Full name	Valon Behrami[1]
Date of birth	(1985-04-19) 19 April 1985 (age 40)[1]
Place of birth	Titova Mitrovica, Yugoslavia
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[2]
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
1993–1997	Stabio
1997–2000	Chiasso
2000–2002	Lugano
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2002–2003	Lugano	2	(0)
2003–2005	Genoa	24	(0)
2004–2005	→ Hellas Verona (loan)	33	(3)
2005–2008	Lazio	65	(4)
2008–2011	West Ham United	58	(4)
2011–2012	Fiorentina	48	(0)
2012–2014	Napoli	54	(0)
2014–2015	Hamburger SV	22	(0)
2015–2017	Watford	43	(0)
2017–2019	Udinese	39	(2)
2019	Sion	4	(0)
2020–2022	Genoa	53	(0)
2022	Brescia	5	(0)
Total		450	(13)
International career
2005–2018	Switzerland	83	(2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 5 December 2021^[3]

Club	Season	League			National Cup		League Cup		Europe		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Genoa	2003–04	Serie B	24	0	?	?	—		—		—		24	0
Hellas Verona (loan)	2004–05	Serie B	33	3	?	?	—		—		—		33	3
Lazio	2005–06	Serie A	26	2	0	0	—		—		—		26	2
	2006–07		17	1	0	0	—		—		—		17	1
	2007–08		22	1	0	0	—		5	0	—		27	1
	Total		65	4	0	0	—		5	0	—		70	4
West Ham United	2008–09[4]	Premier League	24	1	2	1	1	0	—		—		27	2
	2009–10[5]		27	1	1	0	0	0	—		—		28	1
	2010–11[6]		7	2	0	0	1	0	—		—		8	2
	Total		58	4	3	1	2	0	—		—		63	5
Fiorentina	2010–11	Serie A	17	0	0	0	—		—		—		17	0
	2011–12		31	0	1	0	—		—		—		32	0
	Total		48	0	1	0	—		—		—		49	0
Napoli	2012–13	Serie A	33	0	0	0	—		3	0	1[a]	0	37	0
	2013–14		21	0	3	0	—		9	0	—		33	0
	Total		54	0	3	0	—		12	0	1	0	70	0
Hamburger SV	2014–15	Bundesliga	22	0	0	0	—		—		—		22	0
Watford	2015–16	Premier League	21	0	1	0	0	0	—		—		22	0
	2016–17		27	0	0	0	0	0	—		—		27	0
	Total		48	0	1	0	0	0	—		—		49	0
Udinese	2017–18	Serie A	20	1	0	0	—		—		—		20	1
	2018–19		19	1	0	0	—		—		—		19	1
	Total		39	2	0	0	—		—		–		39	2
Sion	2019–20	Swiss Super League	4	0	1	0	—		—		—		5	0
Genoa	2019–20	Serie A	17	0	1	0	—		—		—		18	0
	2020–21		26	0	0	0	—		—		—		26	0
	2021–22		10	0	0	0	—		—		—		10	0
	Total		53	0	1	0	—		—		–		54	0
Career total			419	13	10	1	2	0	17	0	1	0	449	14

1. Appearance in Supercoppa Italiana

International

Source:^[7]

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Switzerland
	2005	3	1
	2006	4	0
	2007	5	0
	2008	12	1
	2009	1	0
	2010	3	0
	2011	4	0
	2012	6	0
	2013	7	0
	2014	11	0
	2015	7	0
	2016	10	0
	2017	3	0
	2018	7	0
Total		83	2

International goals

Switzerland score listed first, score column indicates score after each Behrami goal.^[8]

International goals by date, venue, cap, opponent, score, result and competition

No.	Date	Venue	Cap	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	12 November 2005	Stade de Suisse, Bern, Switzerland	2	Turkey	2–0	2–0	2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
2	24 May 2008	Stadio Cornaredo, Lugano, Switzerland	14	Slovenia	2–0	2–0	Friendly

Honours

Club

Napoli^[3]

• Coppa Italia: 2013–14

Records

• The only Swiss player to appear in four consecutive World Cups: (2006, 2010, 2014, 2018)^[9]